Re: AW: beta testing version - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From Daniele Orlandi
Subject Re: AW: beta testing version
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Msg-id 3A2E79E2.54B3C692@orlandi.com
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In response to AW: beta testing version  (Zeugswetter Andreas SB <ZeugswetterA@Wien.Spardat.at>)
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Tom Lane wrote:
> 
> Zeugswetter Andreas SB <ZeugswetterA@Wien.Spardat.at> writes:
> > Yes, but there would need to be a way to verify the last page or
> > record from txlog when running on crap hardware.
> 
> How exactly *do* we determine where the end of the valid log data is,
> anyway?

Couldn't you use a CRC ?

Anyway... may I suggest adding CRCs to the data ? I just discovered that
I had a faulty HD controller and I fear that something could have been
written erroneously (this could also help to detect faulty memory,
though only in certain cases).

Bye!

-- Daniele Orlandi Planet Srl


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